Chief of the General Staff | |
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Tổng tham mưu trưởng | |
Ministry of Defence | |
Member of | General Staff |
Reports to | The President The Minister of Defence |
Appointer | The President |
Term length | No fixed term |
Formation | 7 September 1945 |
First holder | Hoàng Văn Thái |
The Chief of the General Staff (Vietnamese: Tổng tham mưu trưởng) is the chief of staff of the General Staff of the People's Army of Vietnam. The Chief of the General Staff performs the task of advising the Minister of Defense in terms of state management and military command. The Chief of the General Staff also serves ex officio as Standing Deputy Minister of Defense. He is appointed by the President of Vietnam, who is the Commander-in-Chief. The current Chief of the General Staff is Colonel General Nguyễn Tân Cương
No. | Portrait | Chief of General Staff | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Defence branch | Minister of Defence | President | Ref. |
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1 | Hoàng Văn Thái (1915–1986) [a] | Army general7 September 1945 | 1953 | 7–8 years | Vietnam People's Ground Force | Chu Văn Tấn Phan Anh Võ Nguyên Giáp Ta Quang Buu Võ Nguyên Giáp | Hồ Chí Minh | – | |
2 | Văn Tiến Dũng (1917–2002) [b] | Army general1953 | 1954 | 0–1 years | Vietnam People's Ground Force | Võ Nguyên Giáp | Hồ Chí Minh | – | |
(1) | Hoàng Văn Thái (1915–1986) | Army general1954 | 1954 | 0 years | Vietnam People's Ground Force | Võ Nguyên Giáp | Hồ Chí Minh | – | |
(2) | Văn Tiến Dũng (1917–2002) | Army general1954 | 1978 | 23–24 years | Vietnam People's Ground Force | Võ Nguyên Giáp | Hồ Chí Minh Tôn Đức Thắng | – | |
3 | Lê Trọng Tấn (1914–1986) [c] | Army general1978 | 5 December 1986 † | 7–8 years | Vietnam People's Ground Force | Võ Nguyên Giáp Văn Tiến Dũng | Trường Chinh | – | |
4 | Lê Đức Anh (1920–2019) [d] | Army general5 December 1986 | 16 February 1987 | 73 days | Vietnam People's Ground Force | Văn Tiến Dũng | Võ Chí Công | – | |
5 | Đoàn Khuê (1923–1999) [e] | Army general16 February 1987 | 10 August 1991 | 4 years, 175 days | Vietnam People's Ground Force | Lê Đức Anh | Võ Chí Công | – | |
6 | Đào Đình Luyện (1929–1999) [f] | Colonel general10 August 1991 | December 1995 | 4 years, 3 months | Vietnam People's Air Force | Đoàn Khuê | Võ Chí Công Lê Đức Anh | – | |
7 | Phạm Văn Trà (born 1935) [g] | Army generalDecember 1995 | 29 December 1997 | 2 years | Vietnam People's Ground Force | Đoàn Khuê | Lê Đức Anh | – | |
8 | Đào Trọng Lịch (1939–1998) [h] | Lieutenant general29 December 1997 | 22 May 1998 † | 144 days | Vietnam People's Ground Force | Phạm Văn Trà | Trần Đức Lương | – | |
9 | Lê Văn Dũng (born 1945) [i] | Army general22 May 1998 | May 2001 | 2 years, 11 months | Vietnam People's Ground Force | Phạm Văn Trà | Trần Đức Lương | – | |
10 | Phùng Quang Thanh (1949–2021) [j] | Army generalMay 2001 | 31 August 2006 | 5 years, 3 months | Vietnam People's Ground Force | Phạm Văn Trà | Trần Đức Lương | – | |
11 | Nguyễn Khắc Nghiên (1951–2010) [k] | Colonel general31 August 2006 | 13 November 2010 † | 4 years, 74 days | Vietnam People's Ground Force | Phùng Quang Thanh | Nguyễn Minh Triết | – | |
12 | Đỗ Bá Tỵ (born 1954) [l] | Army general22 November 2010 | 21 May 2016 | 5 years, 190 days | Vietnam People's Ground Force | Phùng Quang Thanh | Nguyễn Minh Triết Trương Tấn Sang | – | |
13 | Phan Văn Giang (born 1960) [m] | Army general21 May 2016 | 8 April 2021 | 4 years, 322 days | Vietnam People's Ground Force | Ngô Xuân Lịch | Trần Đại Quang Nguyễn Phú Trọng | – | |
14 | Nguyễn Tân Cương (born 1966) | Colonel general9 April 2021 | Incumbent | 2 years, 360 days | Vietnam People's Ground Force | Phan Văn Giang | Nguyễn Xuân Phúc Vo Van Thuong | – |